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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15

iSt&4Fs
"svalt BIT, said the old man,
as he turned toward the animal,
whose eyes were attentively fix
ed on his own. He began to
speak to the dog IN good French YER
nacuiar. You don't understand a
word they have TO say, do you, MY
friend? On that account they cali
you q wicked d log; but you are a-brave
brute, know; and will be most obedi-
ent when spoken to IN your own de-
cent language, won't your"
The dog prieked up his ears, beat the
floor with his Tail and his whole frame
beat with conscious pleasure at the
sound OF the old mans voice. Sudden
~, AS If unable to withstand so d.
rect an appeal, the dog whined bound
ed forward and leaped up to the old
mans neck, barking with all his might.
"See whether I'm not right" ex.
claimed the veteran warrior; .Wheth-
er he understands me or not"
The dog went and came about the
place, ran from one room to another,
with sparkling eyes and quivering
limbs, lik one who had taken leave Of
his senses. He invariably CAME back
to the old man. barking, jumping or
wagging the tail, to lick his hand, and
finally crouched down painting at his
feet, the poor beasts large, red, fever
ish tongue !olling out between the cor
ner OF the mouth and the fore-teeth.
The two men again resumed their
conversation and spoke OF war, bat
ties. cavalry attacks or the more say
age struggle at the point Of the bayo-
net.
At last the old man took his depart
ure, followed by the dog, who seemed
to obey him as if he had never had
another master.
Tho veteran soldier stood for mo.
ment in the door way and looked
around him. The sun had set and a
bright red glare shone out in the west,
piercing the twilight and silvery mists
Of evening.
lit is thus that his glory went
down" said he, as he pointed with
trembling hand towards the horizon;
''but his fame shall abide for ever,
and with it the greatness of France.
Yes, my children, it was glorious
era!"
He then walked away aud the dog
followed, never to leave him alter
wards.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15
An Incident that Made the OAR
key Tremble Even, the Next
Day

Day.
Norwich has no river. police, but the.
Thames river is more or less infested;
by thieves, and the captains OF boats
and barges often miss little articles OF
value from their vessels. On a. recent
night some one boarded a large barge
and cast off the line. The. captain
did not like the idea ofhavlng his boat
set adrift while asleep, SO. he came to
town and bought a horse-pistol, hav..
ing made up his mind to. take. care oil
the thieves himself. The. next night
he stood guard and his, vigilance was
rewarded by the appearance Of a boat
in charge OF two well-known colored
individuals late in the night.
Just as one of them was dipping his
pail into barrel Of liquid paint on
the deck, he felt something cold touch
his cheek, and turning round cau-
tiously to see what it meant, beheld
the captain of the barge by his side.
The thief never moved, but yelled in a
tone OF agony: "Lord, Capn, don't
yer shoot! I'll settle, Cap'n, TD
settle!'' ..-. .-..- = "a rs.
The captain laughed at the fellows
fear, gave him q bucket of paint and
told him "to git, and to keep clear Of
the vessel hereafter" BAT
The thief LETT in a hurry, thanking
his stars that he had neither been
killed nor arrested. .9.>s
The next day tho captain met
the invader on Water street, and,
accosting bin, said; well, how are
you feeling to-day?' '..Don,t mention
| it, Cap'n," replied the colored man;
Use trembling now. never had the
shakes like this befo'.n
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15
If Judas Iscariot Were the Fad.


Another Of our tollies in things so,
calls the zeal with which wehunt down
lions, no matter Of what kind. The
heroine Of q divorced court, the hero
3ot : gigantic failure, the possessor o!
= splendid fortune, the writer of a.
doubtful book, called clever and war,
ralted audscious. the gallant LEADER
OF i forlorn hope. the gallant stand.
ard bearer of an unpo puiar cause; it
matters not who nor what the lion
may be, nor whet her honorable OF
ienoble. So long Is he is notorious,
SO long a. she IS one for whom men
will mass themselves ii crowds to se<
her as she passes, and women stand
on tlptoe to take note Of dress and
copy what they can remember, each is
equally welcome in the social mem
agerie, and the lion hunter reioices il
his bag. Such q society as our pres.
ont would have lionized Judaa
Iscariot.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15

me from the bleak winds. There
was some comfort even ID thii,
companionship. But 1t was brok-
on sleep The deepening chill drove
many forth to take the garments
OF those who could no longer need them.
that they might keep themselves alive.
More than once / was startled from my
unrest by some one turning back the
coat skirt from my face. peering, hall
yampire-hke, to my fancy, through The
darkness, to discover if it too were OF
the silent and unresisting; turning away
more disconcerted at my living word
than if q voice had spoken from the
dead. I'D a4 T.. 5s5: ~ 4.
Having held orr places all the night
we had to keep to them oil the more
closely the next day; for it would be
certain death to attempt to move away.
AS it was, it was only by making breast
works and barricades Of the dead men
that covered the field that we saved
any alive. We did what we could to
take record of these men. A Tesla
ment that had fallen from tho breast
pocket OF The soldier who had been my
pillow L sent soon after to his home
ne was not OF my command-and it pro-
we'd to be the only clue his parents ever
had to his fate.
The next midnight, after SO hours OF
this narrowing work, we were hidden
to withdraw into the town for refresh
ment and rest. But neither rest nor
motion was to be thought Of till we had
paid fitting honor to our dead. We laid
them on the spot where they had won,
On the sheltered edge of the crest, and
committed their noble forms to the
earth, and their story to their country's
keeping.
I'VE buried them darkly, at dead of night
Inc sod with our bayonets turning"
Spllnters of boards, torn by shot and
shell from the fences we had crossed,
served as headstones, each name hur-
riedly carved under brief match lights,
anxiously hidden from the foe. It was
strange scene around that silent and
shadowy sepulture, eve will give them
starlight burial" it was said; but
heaven ordained a more sublime lllu-
nination. AS we bore them in dark and
SAD procession their own loved North
took up the escort, and, lifting all her
glorious lights, led the triumphal march
over the bridge that spans the worlds
an aurora borealis OF marvellous majesty!
Fiery lances and banners of blood and
flame, columns of pearly light, garIands
and wreaths of gold, all pointing up
ward and bsckoning on. Would you
not pass on as they did, dead for their
country's lite, and lighte to burial by
the meteor splendors of their native sky :?
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15
An EN- barrassing Situation.

Twas an unwilling witness, the other
day, TO an incident which proved en-
barrassing to- quite crowd OF people.
Three ladies stepped into grip-car of
the cable line at Garrison avenue They
We're handsomely clad and plainly
women of "tog," rs Mrs. Gilhory would
say. A bright, lively little woman of
the trio did nearly all the talking and
when the conductor came along to
collect the fares she began to tell a
very interesting story, into which she
plunged with great animation, paying
no attention. to the conductor until one
Of the other ladies had taken out her
purse. Then the animated little lady
placed her gloved hand on the purse of
her companion. and said with impress
i've emphasis
mo, indeed, Mrs. Blank; I pay
mo, no, dear; I shall pay this time,
you can pay next"
Il shan't have it that way. at all,
Mrs. Blank. ITS very unfair of you to
insist
'.Never mind. We come down often
together, and there will be plenty of
opportunities for you to get even, my
dear
Thus the conversation went on for
several seconds, the conductor waiting
patiently until satisfactory adjust
ment Of the difficulty had been arrived
1t The elderly lady handed out S.
bill, As the conductor knew she would
Then be searched through all his peck
cts and discovering no change handed
the money back, saying perhaps he
would get enough chan &c later.
& Il was moment of triumph for the
elderly lady, for she quietly replaced
her 45 bill in her purse. looking ixedly
at tho viyacious little woman and
said: =s.s e,.5
Now, my dear, / guess you will get
to pay for us after all. 49,
The little woman drove her hand into
ner travelling bag. raked the contents
promiscuonsly about and then put both
hands ii. She commenced to get red
in the face. Everybody in the car was
looking 4 her. The flush Of her cheek
grow deeper and deeper until it seemed
IS though there would be a confiagra-
tion. It last she leaned over to the
elderly lady and whisnered anf1ihlv.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15

IS il, said . husband to his
at married women, as g rule,
terrible gossipers.' Be
~ lind such attentive listen
pr husband, replied thu la
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15
The Fear OF the Dead in, China

The great overriding superstltions,
Of China are, however, the fear OF the.
dead and the belief in Feng-shuh. The.
latter word means literally "wind;and
WAITER" and seems to typify both the.
good and the baneful influences OF
physical phenomena. It is the exist
ence OF these two superstitions, which:
really forms the barrier to progress in,
China, because they interfere. with the
reception OF foreign ideas and the, da~
ve3opment of industrial projects i'm
mining. railway making, and so forth.
Feng.shui is beinsd, says she Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Ningpo, as '4the
path of the Great Dragon, who. rushes
through Che air just above the houses,
spouting blessings in showers from his
""strlls. He flies straight forward,
Shy evil chance he. should strike
st some high builalng, in which
he turns aside at an angle, and SO
buses beyond lose their share Of
essin9. Hence the jealous care
Chinese house bailders lest any
,ould build a house higher than
ighbor, and the singular uni
~ Of domestic architecture"
fear OF the dead leads to the
ssavish form of ancestor wor-
md the three first weeks Of April
ecial.y devoted to the service Of
AIDES. At that time every one
shs graves Of his relations with
gs, carried on trays or ia bask.
The cost of these annual
and offerings to the dead Is
by Miss Gordon Cumming to
less than thirty-two millions
AL to propitiate the spirits
g whose graves cover the coun-
! who are believed to be pow
evil il neglected. The dead
1honored by the bestowal of
est there IS special reason for
ishing them.-All the Year
5sg.5s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-15


and Leipsic, Ligny and Quatre Bras.
Every time France and the Emperor's
name were mentioned the old man
raised his hat. Meanwhile the chill
dren played in the yard, and-that
the holiday should be general one
the dog WAS let loose from his kennel.
Presently the animal appeared on
the threshold, looked up inquisitlvely
at the aged man, drew near and scent
ed him.
what sort ola dog is that?'' inquir-
ed the old soldier; she is not from
these parts sas .
4 brought him back with me from
France" replied Volnizki. b. 5sz j.
From France?'
Hes abad animal" said the young
woman. zst..
And disobedient." said the little
boy, .s \,
added Volnizki. ,'hnt all to no pur-
pose; he uuderst ands nothing, ALSO
htely nothing. Z Il.
The old man laughed.
Ny friends. said he, ethe reason
is obvious. The poor brute doesn't
understand your tongue.
ssWell, now, that beats everything!
exclaimed Volnizkl. q :#s
Why, of course; what confidence
can he have in people whose tongue
is foreign to him? continued the old
| veteran Of Napoleon How shall he
obey, when he cannot unde rstand the
i order that u given ~ q
ss,rhat. q said yn,nizfri ..;s Z thine i
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-02
MY MOTHER-IN-LAJK.

When We for better or for worse
Were joined, who placed her ample purse
At our disposal 'gainst reversef
My Mother-in-law!
Who's loved by all our girls and boys,
Who makes their little hearts rejoice
With candy, chocolate and toys7
Ny Mother-in-law!
Who ties their ribbons, piHs their laces,
Who makes them wash their hands aud
faces,
Who teaehes'them tO say their graccs 2
My Mothcr-in-law
Who knits aud darns their tiny socks,
Who combs and cuIls their fluffy locks,
Who nursed them through the chicken
pox
My Mother-in-law
Who gave my wife that silver waiter.
The twins their new perambnlatOr,
And this fine meerschaum to "the pater ~
My Mother-in-law!
God bless her sweet tongues gentle quay
er;
God bless her tender heart; God save her
(Although her Willis made in our favor)-
My Mother-in-law
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-02

"HEAVENLY HAsH'-The Ala
bama Christian Advocate rebukeS
the young ladies of church society in
Montgomery for giving notice that
they would serve "heaVenly hashp
at "a church supper. The rebuke is
doubtless a timely and proper one.
Hash is a dish which has fallen into
disrepute, not because good hash
is not a most excellent and tooth
some dish, but because Ofall dishes,
hash has, perhaps, been most
abused in this deceptive and wick
ed world. just what kind of u
dish "heavenly hash" can be we
have not the remotest conception.
Visions of a sort of ambrOsial jnni-
ble of deliciously rare odds aud
ends rise before the mind and tau
talize the stomach, which has
palled at TOO frequent contact with
the hash bashly of the every day
earth, bnt if the "heavenly hash,n y
which was prepared for the church
supper, was composed of any of
the common ingredients known to
the familiar and inmemOrIal hash
then the notice given by the young
ladies was y delusion and snare.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-02

30 pcs dark Satteep &c. worth l23 cents.
9Oo pcs strip and fancy plaid Gingham
1Oc. worth Is cents.
~ pcs corded Ginghams, 12tc worth. 20c
"a ncs Indigo A Percale, l0c. worth l24c
. eases Cotton Flannel, 5 cents.
case Cotton Flannel, Sc. worth lOc-
case extra heavy Canton Flannel, 10 cts
worth Is cents.
case LIZARD wide bleached Domestic, sc
case I-yd wide unbleached Domestic, SC
100 pcs Jeans, s, 10 and l2t cents worth
10, 15t and 90 cents.
100 pieces HOmespun, cents.
Full stock misses Corsets, 40 aud SOC.
90 pcs grey mixed Flannel, 15c. worth 20c
10 pcs grey mixed Flannel, 20c. worth 25c
10 pcs all wool grey Flannel. 35c worth SOC
p6a twill white Flanuel, 25c. worth 40c
10 PCS plain white Flannel, zoe. worth 25c
so pcs red twill Flannel, 1Gac. worth 25c.
20 doz. cotton Jerseys, 40o. worth SOC.
10 dozen co ston Jerseys warranted not tC
crock, so cents.
so dozen all wool coat back Jerseys, IS cts
worth $l00.
90 dozen all wool vest front beaded Jer
seys, $l.50 worth $500.
so dozen Cotsets, 25c. worth 81 GEMS
so ozon Corsets, so cents aud IS cents.
100 special Elastic HIP COrsets for IS cts
worth $l.00.
45 dozen children German Rib Hose, flu
shed, l5 cents
rs dozen lad es extra long Hose, full finish
ed, Is ce'ts,
so dozen ladies solid seamless Hose, 124c.
70 dozen gents finished Socks, 10 cents.
100 doz. gents extra heavy finished Socks,
Il cents.
IS dozen gents extra heavy colored Socks,
12t cents.
Ladies' linen Collars, 5, Z and 10 cents,
Send for sample of our 20c Jeans, our
Chevoit for Shirts at &c.
122 Danphin, betwoel
August 10, 1897.
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RANTON. MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887.

God, the latter is the case, but |
knew it would be too much for you
to hear at once" for | had closed
my eyes and the room was swim
ming round in Il whirl.
II was most sweet coming back
to life, Aunt Ninnitred, gentle aud
cOnsideIate, showing more tender
ness toward me than l had deemed
possible. RoSalie, quiescent, to say
the least, for she was clever enough
to discern that this was the WiseSt
card she could play just now, aud
Dale Ardavan, with his ever
thoughtful, attentive kindness that
left nothing undOne that could be
done to tempt back my old friends,
health and strength. Small wouder,
then, that my recovery was rapid.
One evening, IA bleak, gloomy
evening, too raw for me to venture
out tor my accustomed drive, as /
lay on the luxurious easy couch that
had found its way along with great
many other comforts in our humble
home, the door opened softly aud
Dale entered, his bright, snnny face
soaring away the shadows gather
ing with the dreamy twilight.
ga letter Tor me y 1 asked, seeing
he bad brought the mail.
"No, but you may read mine
that is, il there is light sufficient"
and he came and stood beside me.
"Oh l can see," l said, reaching
up Tor the letter.
1t was short enough very short,
to hold all that it aid for me. The
experienced ply Sician who had ac
cepted Dale as his partner for the
coming winter had grown impatient
of his prolonged stay and was beg
ging an immediate return.
1t had come, then, this thing that
| had been absolutely shutting my
eyes TO for the past few weeks
this thing that was :oU terrible to
even think of. He WAS going.
The twilight shadows were most
welcome now.
"When do you think, Miriam,"
he asked, half lightly, half earnest
~, "that y0u will 5e well enough to
dispense with my medical atten-
uous l-wheu will you be your old
self, The light-bearted, Iight-fOoted
little girl that sprdn2 into my arms
the first day | came, do you remem
Der ~
| did not answer immediately; !
was thinking, thinking that could
never again be the same Miriam,
that my life could never again go
back to its old contcuted, unbrokeu
level. But snch thoughts must not
be put INTO words, aud silence must
not last forever, aud so, after lit
tie, my answer came, commonplace
aud quiet:
8 am getting better and strong
cr SO rapidly, aud your duties de-
mand your presence 80 Imperative
~, | think | can do very we'll with
out you now"
A prlm, awkward speech, primly
and awk waully made.
Dale laughed and knelt beside
me.
"Oomplimcntaty, indeed; but
suppose, Miriam, that | eau never
do without you again--at least"
slipping an arm about my head aud
taking captive both my hands, 81
do not meau to try the experiment
if there is the slightest chance OF
tnking a wife home with me ANY
time between this and Christmas.
What do you say, Miriamf
The twilight shadows were deep
euing rapidly about MS now, but the
light OF a rapturouS love was break
ing, aud IN its golden train sWetp.
ing all shadows tIom our lives.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-02

worth 10, Is and 20 cents.
so dozen setts ladies cOlOred collars and
cuffs IA, 90 and 25c. sett.
100 dozen Damask Towels, all linen, 10c.
100 dozen Huck Towels, all linen, ~ cts.
so dozen oat meal Towels, 90 cents worth
25 scents.
100 dozen 26x50 Damask Towels in red,
blue and in borders, 25c.
100 dozen gents drill and cotton flannel
Drawers, 25c. pair.
Gents cotton knit shirts, 25, IS and so cts,
Gents all wool red Shirts, so cents.
Gents Silk Scarfs, Is, 20 and 25c. worth %,
35 and 20 cents
Gents Cuffs, 12t cents pair worth 25 cents.
Working Shirts, 25, 35 and5Oc
Gents wool over shirts, rs cts.
Gents mixed over shirts, 65 cents.
Comforts, so, 75c. and 81 90 worth Is. $l.0O
and 81 20. Cotton Tape, 10c. to l5c. doz.
Tooth Brushes, S, 10, and l5c worth 10, 10,
and 25c. Nail brushes l0c.
Purses Sc, double clasp 10c worth 25c.
Ladies books for silver, kid lining, 20 and
25c worth 35 and so cents.
10 dozen pocket Mirrors and combs, 5 cts.
Hooks and eyes, cards for cents.
Cotton Corset Laces sc dozen.
f. edging Braid, 10c dozen, all sizes
IS doz boys silk Windsor Scarffs, in fancy
plaids and Polka dot, 25c.
Jobs Gents linen Collars, SC worth 25o,
only have IA, lat, 164, II, l71 and 15
inches turn down and standing.
l case remnant prints, s to rs yds; do not
cut them-.-will sell them at &c worth 7c.
| case 1-yd wide hleached Domestic cts
worth l0c 100 dOz misses COrsets, 15c.
3 cakes soap and wash rag, 10c, large size
box Mourning pins SC.
3 papers good pins, 5 cents.
25c Red Twill Medicated Flannel and our
YEEND d. POTTER.
Conception and Jackson, MOBILE Ala.
251y
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-02

BIRTH OF AN 'tEVIL SPIRIT.D-
An extraordinary appeal case has
lately been heard in Madras, which
puts in evidence the active charac-
ter of existing superstltlons. 1t
seems that one of the accused in
the original case gave birth in De-
cember last to a male child having
four eyes, the face of a monkey,
and crooked arms and legs, while
it grunted like pig. Immediately
on it birth, the mid wife placed the
child under a trough and sat upon
it, aud both she and the mother
raising cries of alarm. The male
prisoners then came and took the
child into field and killed il by
striking it on the head with club.
Their explanation was that the
child was an evil spirit, which they
were justified, by the custom of the
country, in killing IN order to pre-
vent it from doing evil. The judge
acquitted them on the ground Of u
mistake of fact. This decision was
necessarily upset on appeal. The
accused believed that unless tho
child had been killed it would have
grown to an immense size and de-
vastated the country, and that
they were, therefore, committing
meritoriOus action in obvIating so
grave public calamity.-OGLcUttG
Dispatch to the London Times.
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Scranton Directory


CHURCH NoTICE-Rev. j. d. Hays,
Methodist, vii preach each month at the
following times and places:
At Orange Grove first Sabbath at T.
Il. M, and y. m.
At Scranton second Sabbath at IL a. IN.
and p. N.
At Zion bird Sabbath at IL a. NJ, aud
pm.
At Scranton fourth Sabbath at Il a. M,
and East Pascagoul;i at Z p m.
|. o. o. F.-Scranton Lodge No. 45.
meets every Tuesday at 1880 p. M j. w.
Roberts, n. G.; f. d. Becht. V. g., Geo.
j. Santa Cruz. Secretary. James Smith,
Treasurer. Visiting brethren always vel
come.
POsLOffice Hours.
The, owing are the postofice hours of the
Scranton postofioes
openi com o'clock am. to pm. From 3o'clock
pm. to pm -.
Sun ay-Othceopcn half an hour before ana aiueI
depaI .ure of mail trains
MRs. MARY q. LAIRD, P. NJ.
Official Directory Jackson County.
Clerk of the Courts-Walter NJ. Denny.
Sheritf-J0hn 4. CLARK.
Treasurer-J. K. Mcleod.
Suiyeyor-E. w. Morrill,.
AssessOr-E II. Ramsay.
Co. Supt. Pub. Ed-Dr. II. L. Howe.
RonEnIcK SEAL. IL BLOOMFIELD.
CEAL & BLOOMFIELD
ATTORNEYS & CoUNSELORs AT LAW
Scranton, Hiss.
VIII practice in all the courts of jackson county
Each partner will continue TO practice in ms ma
vidua capacity in all the courts Of the Seventh Ju
dicial district.